Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 39
Sanskrit:
वयं हि ब्राह्मणास्तात क्षमयार्हणतां गता: ।यया लोकगुरुर्देव: पारमेष्ठ्यमगात् पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥
ITRANS:
vayaṁ hi brāhmaṇās tātakṣamayārhaṇatāṁ gatāḥyayā loka-gurur devaḥpārameṣṭhyam agāt padam
Translation:
My dear son, we are all brāhmaṇas and have become worshipable for the people in general because of our quality of forgiveness. It is because of this quality that Lord Brahmā, the supreme spiritual master of this universe, has achieved his post.